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Professor Longhair - A Proper Introduction to Professor Longhair- Mardi Gras in New Orleans



Year 1981



Tracks 

1. Byrd's Blues 	

2. Her Mind Is Gone 	

3. Bald Head 	Listen

4. Hey Now Baby 	

5. Oh Well 	

6. Hadacol Bounce 	

7. Longhair Stomp 	

8. Been Fooling Around 	

9. Between Night and Day (In the Wee Wee Hours) 	

10. Hey Now Baby 	

11. Mardi Gras in New Orleans 	

12. She Walks Right In 	

13. Hey Little Girl 	

14. Willie Mae 	

15. Walk Your Blues Away 	

16. Professor Longhair Blues 	

17. Boogie Woogie 	

18. Longhair's Blues-Rhumba 	

19. She Walks Right In 

20. In the Night 	

21. Tipitina 	

22. Ball the Wall 	

23. Who's Been Fooling You? 



New Orleans is said to be a city where having a party has been elevated from a casual pastime to a way of life. Nobody understood this better than Professor Longhair, one of the pioneers of New Orleans rhythm &  blues. His influence can be heard in Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, among many others. Known for his unique mix of blues, jazz, calypso, ragtime, and zydeco, "Fess"